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Cartel Tycoon
Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Good game to kill some time, i played it on console and just started on a PC.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Liked the supply and demand market, also liked how you can automate mostly everything as long as you build right, but in the game is quite easy to wipe out the rival gangs with 1 city (your starting one), would like the more gangs you kill the more power the remaining get,…”
— a player, Steam review · 80 hrs played“was fun for a few hours just a colony management sim point and click, nothing more to it. for $30 its a hard no, catch it on sale or not at all.”
— a player, Steam review · 71 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:58 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Diva's Hotel Content Pack is now available
Hola Capos! The new cosmetics DLC - Diva’s Hotel Content pack is now available! Hire a charming Camila, adorn your empire with unique emblems, and elevate your operations with an exclusive hotel skin!
Winter Sale + Patch Notes!
Hola Capos! The Steam Winter Sale is live! ːcartel_loveː Grab the game and the DLCs for yourself or your friends with these big discounts: Grab Cartel Tycoon with a 55% Discount! https://store.steampo
20 Days of Giveaways!
Ho-ho-hola Capos! ːcartel_loveː We’ll give a present to one lucky winner every day for the next 20 days on our Discord! Each day's winner * will choose their own Cartel Tycoon present ** ! Yes, it can
Steam Awards + Autumn Sale!
Hola Capos! The Steam Autumn Sale and Steam Awards are live! ːcartel_loveː It's been a big year for us, and we appreciate your support! The game launched in Steam Early Access 2 years ago, and we rele
Patch Notes - Cartel Tycoon v 1.0.9.6356
Bug Fixes Fixed: Some animations for Ferry Station ferries were missing. Fixed: Missing visuals when selecting a target for some of the Lieutenant Abilities. Fixed: It was possible to kill Miguel earl
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Top-Down · RTS · Resource Management · Atmospheric · Management · Survival · Strategy · Building · Economy · Sandbox · Simulation · Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.carteltycoon.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 and up Processor: i5 and up Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated